Racing News

Winners in Friday Stronach 5 Each Take Home $4,546

07/19/2019

LAUREL, MD – There were 24 winners in Friday’s Stronach, each taking home $4,546 in the multi-track wager featuring races from Laurel Park and Gulfstream Park.

Friday’s Stronach 5, which an industry-low 12-percent takeout and $100,000 guaranteed pool, kicked off with favored Gardenista ($4.40) winning the eighth race at Laurel. After Pictura ($14) beat favored Sheza Handfull in Laurel’s ninth, the action shifted to South Florida and Gulfstream Park, where Sand Drift ($11.20) won the 10th race and final leg of the sequence.

Doc Boy Impressive Maiden Winner Friday at Laurel Park

07/19/2019

Following Heat Cancellations, Live Racing Returns Thursday, July 25

LAUREL, MD – Rick Kanter’s Doc Boy, a promising juvenile son of Grade 1 winner Into Mischief, graduated with a popular five-length triumph Friday at Laurel Park in his second career start and first on the turf.

Apprentice Jockeys Rule the Day at Laurel Park Thursday

07/18/2019

Bug Boys Win Six of Eight Races, Correa Bags Riding Triple

LAUREL, MD – Apprentice jockeys were the rule and not the exception at Laurel Park on Thursday, winning six of eight races led by Julio Correa’s three-win afternoon.

Three on the Turf for Friday Stronach 5

07/18/2019

$100,000 Guaranteed Pool, 12-Percent Takeout     
Free Past Performances, All-Star Ticket

LAUREL, MD – Friday’s Stronach 5 will have another $100,000 guaranteed pool with races from Laurel Park and Gulfstream Park.

Laurel Park Cancels Saturday and Sunday Racing Due to Heat

07/18/2019

Thursday, Friday Race Programs Unaffected

LAUREL, MD – Due to forecasts calling for excessive heat with temperatures hovering around 100 degrees, the Maryland Jockey Club has decided to cancel its live racing programs Saturday, July 20 and Sunday, July 21.

Registration for MJC Champions Tournament Begins July 20

07/17/2019

Berths on Line for NHC, BCBC and BIG ONE Tournaments
Guaranteed Prize Money Paid to Top 10 Finishers
Live Racing Returns to Laurel Park Thursday, July 18

LAUREL, MD – Registration begins Saturday, July 20 for the second and final session of the 2019 Maryland Jockey Club Champions Handicapping Tournament to be held Saturday, Aug. 17 in the second-floor clubhouse sports bar at Laurel Park.

Clear Sailing for Karama In Stormy Blues

07/14/2019

Shadwell Stable runner cuts back to turf sprint and scores gate-to-wire

LAUREL, MD – Twice in a row, trainer Michael Pino had watched his 3-year-old filly Karama sail to the lead in turf route stakes at Monmouth Park only to see her give way in the end. On Sunday, Pino cut the Shadwell Stable homebred daughter of Kitten’s Joy back to 5 ½ furlongs and found himself a turf sprinter.

Lexitonian returns to Maryland to win Concern

07/14/2019

Calumet homebred previously took G3 Chick Lang on Preakness Day

Laurel, MD – Largely ignored by bettors despite a powerful score in the Grade 3 Chick Lang Stakes on Preakness Day at Pimlico, Calumet Farm homebred Lexitonian returned to the Free State and struck again, riding the rail to an upset victory in the $75,000 Concern Stakes on Sunday at Laurel Park.

The Concern was one of five stakes races worth a combined $400,000 on Laurel’s Summer Sunday Stakes program.

A Spirited Win by Ghouls Night Out in Jameela

07/14/2019

Oldies But Goodies Has Plenty Left in Ben’s Cat  

LAUREL, MD – Mens Grille Racing’s Ghoul’s Night Out, a 19-1 longshot trained by Hamilton Smith and ridden by Jorge Vargas Jr., drove past A Great Time in deep stretch to win the $75,000 Jameela by a neck.

Ghoul’s Night Out, a 5-year-old mare by Ghostzapper, returned $40 after covering the 5 ½ furlong course in 1:02.65. It was her first victory on the turf in three attempts.

Late Night Pow Wow Returns a Winner in Twixt

07/14/2019

12th Win in 14 Career Starts for 4-Year-Old Filly
Fritchie (G3) Winner Four for Four at Laurel Park

LAUREL, MD - Coming off a third-place finish in the Grade 1 Madison in April at Keeneland, Breeze Easy LLC’s Late Night Pow Wow returned to her typical dominant form,  turning back a challenge in the stretch to win the $75,000 Twixt by 1 ¼ lengths Sunday at Laurel Park.